,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #ca1       
#bjai,mr4 ,grijalva submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1   
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,homeland ,security1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,commemorating the #cjth  
annual event of the ,all ,souls         
,procession in ,tucson1 ,arizona1 and   
calling for an end to migrant deaths    
along the ,united ,states-,mexico       
border4  ,whereas1 on ,november #b each 
year1 the ,united ,states celebrates    
,all ,souls' ,day1 also known as ,da de 
los ,muertos or ,day of the ,dead1 to   
honor friends1 family members1 and loved
 ones who have passed2 ,whereas the ,all
 ,souls ,procession in ,tucson1         
,arizona1 organized by ,many ,mouths1   

,one ,stomach1 will be celebrating its  
#cjth annual event on ,november #c1     
#bjai2 ,whereas1 the ,all ,souls        
,procession began in #aiij under the    
leadership of local ,tucson artist1     
,susan ,johnson1 and has brought        
together people from across the ,tucson 
community2 ,whereas the ,all ,souls     
,procession was created to serve the    
public need to mourn1 reflect1 and      
celebrate the universal experience of   
death1 through their ancestors1 loved   
ones1 and the living1 and culminates in 
the ceremonial burning of a large urn   
filled with hopes1 offerings1 and wishes
 of the public for those who have       
passed2 ,whereas the ,all ,souls        
,procession has grown to become one of  
the largest community-created1          
noncommercial processions nationwide    
with over #aej1jjj participants each    
year2 ,whereas the ,all ,souls          
,procession includes multiple creative  
projects including the ,children's      
,altar dedicated to the living memory of

 young souls whose lives remain active  
in our hearts1 our minds1 and our acts2 
,whereas the ,all ,souls ,procession is 
made possible with generous support from
 community organizers and artists across
 southern ,arizona along with the city  
of ,tucson1 ,tucson ,police and ,fire   
,departments1 local businesses1 and     
civic organizations2 ,whereas many      
migrants who attempt to enter the       
,united ,states arrive to the region    
seeking safety1 protection1 and to be   
reunited with loved ones and family2    
,whereas border communities have a      
tradition of providing respite and care 
to arriving migrants2 ,whereas ,u4,s4   
,customs and ,border ,protection        
estimates that #g1eje migrants died     
crossing the ,united ,states-,mexico    
border between #aiih and #bjah1 not     
including missing migrants who have     
never been found2 ,whereas #ab migrants 
died in #bjah while in custody of ,u4,s4
 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement2
 ,whereas the ,international            

,organization of ,migration estimates   
that #cdj migrants have died in the     
,united ,states-,mexico border region   
thus far in #bjai2 and ,whereas the     
,united ,states has a legal obligation  
to uphold international law and must    
respect the rights of people seeking    
asylum and to uphold the inherent human 
dignity of each migrant person in its   
capacity3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   
recognizes the annual celebration of    
,all ,souls' ,day2  7#b7 commemorates   
the #cjth annual event of the ,all      
,souls ,procession in ,tucson1 ,arizona2
 and  7#c7 urges the ,united ,states and
 the ,department of ,homeland ,security 
to promote policies that uphold the     
inherent human dignity of each migrant  
person and to put an end to migrant     
deaths along the ,united ,states-,mexico
 border4